Joe Lovano: Drawing On 'Bird'

In the 1940s, Charlie Parker, nicknamed "Bird," was a prime mover behind the new style of bebop, with its refined harmonies, offbeat rhythms and abstract melodies played at breakneck speed. On Bird Songs, Joe Lovano looks for new ways into Parker's material.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/23/133992723/joe-lovano-drawing-on-bird?ft=1&f=1104

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